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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (Scavenger hunt)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Queen watched some of Shakespeare’s plays?

a)

Elizabeth I

b)

Elizabeth II

c)

Catherine the Great

d)

Henry V

2.

Name the Shakespearean play about a Scottish king.

a)

Hamlet

b)

Romeo

c)

Macbeth

d)

Othello

3.

What was the name of Shakespeare’s son who died?

a)

John

b)

Hamnet

c)

Tudor

d)

Sean

4.

What was Shakespeare’s wife called?

a)

Anne Hathaway

b)

Dors Becker

c)

Sue Long

d)

Ann Hatchinson

5.

Which of Shakespeare’s plays is a comedy about fairies and humans?

a)

Macbeth

b)

Hamlet

c)

Romeo and Juliet

d)

Midsummer NIght's Dream

6.

Where is the modern Globe theatre?

a)

London

b)

Paris

c)

New York

d)

Cambridge

7.

Name Shakespeare’s last play.

a)

Macbeth

b)

The Tempest

c)

Hamlet

d)

The Death is coming

8.

In which year did the original Globe theatre burn down?

a)

1999

b)

1567

c)

1613

d)

2021

9.

What nickname is William Shakespeare fondly known as?

a)

The poet

b)

The artist

c)

The playwrite

d)

The bard

10.

What is a sad play called?

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

Drama

d)

Farse

11.

Which household item did Shakespeare leave to his wife in his will?

a)

the bed

b)

the table

c)

the chair

d)

the wardrobe

12.

Which of Shakespeare’s play features the line “To be or not to be that is the question”?

a)

Macbeth

b)

Romeo and Juliet

c)

Midsummer Night's Dream

d)

Hamlet

13.

Gnomeo and Juliet is based on which Shakespeare play?

a)

Romeo and Juliet

b)

Hamlet

c)

Othello

d)

Me and you

14.

When did the first Globe theatre open?

a)

1599

b)

1600

c)

1780

d)

1300

15.

How old was Shakespeare when he died?

a)

45

b)

77

c)

89

d)

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